The estate of unarmed black motorist Terence Crutcher sued white Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby and the city Thursday, claiming he was unnecessarily shot and killed without probable cause during a traffic stop last year.
Read moreThe jury that acquitted white Tulsa police Officer Betty Shelby for killing an unarmed black motorist questioned Friday whether she had “other options available to subdue” the man before he reached into his car, implying that she is not “blameless” in his death.
Read moreA jury acquitted white Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby late Wednesday evening of first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist last year.
Read moreJurors began deliberating the fate of white, former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby on Wednesday after closing arguments on the eighth day of her racially charged manslaughter trial.
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Former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby testified in her own defense Monday, telling jurors in her manslaughter trial that the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist was his own fault and she has “no regrets” about what happened.
Read moreGroans filled the courtroom Thursday during the fourth day of trial for a white former Tulsa police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man, when her attorney implied that a screwdriver in the man’s SUV could be considered a weapon.
Read moreAttorneys for fired white Tulsa police Officer Betty Shelby accused prosecutors during opening statements Wednesday of charging her too quickly with first-degree manslaughter out of fear of public backlash after she shot and killed an unarmed black motorist.
Read moreThe judge in the case of the Tulsa policewoman accused of shooting to death an unarmed black motorist scolded Officer Betty Shelby for appearing on “60 Minutes” and endangering the jury selection process.
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